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With spring season already upon on us and temperatures creeping
up to the mid 70's, summer season and summer lifestyle is switching into
high gear. People are packing the picnic bag, the beach towel and the
trunks for a day at the beach, going down to the shore or out by boat on
the ocean and this is a perfect time to start planning your summer
promotional giveaways.
The obvious choice for marketing buyers and
merchandise planners is to replenish merchandise inventories of
T-shirts, Shorts and Caps for a summer look, but a simple bottle of
water is often overseen as the most effective promotional product in the
summer.
It is estimated that people drink up to an average of 45%
more liquid during a warm summer day, over a day in the winter.
Carrying around a bottle of water is not only a convenience - it is a
necessity. Overall, the water bottling industry sees a 27% increase in
sales of bottled water during the summer month (May-August)

Our economy is now facing its biggest hurdle which is global
recession that caused business fall downs. In this case, people are in
the look of alternatives to sustain the everyday needs of the family as
an eight hour basic salary are not well enough. Starting up their own
business is the first thing that will come up to their mind. But which
business will make them profitable that can double their income?
We
all know that clothing is the basic necessity of every individual even
they are facing economic crisis. So, starting up business that is
related to clothing will be a great idea. That is the time where
wholesale clothing dropshipping takes place.
To start wholesale
clothing, you must obtain Sales Tax ID. Although it is not the most
essential key elements of dropshipping business, you should also have it
for your home-based business' security.
Once you obtained the
license, preparing yourself for your business promotion is

These sectors attract massive volumes of foreign trade which is
evident from the fact that Shenzhen's GDP in midst of global recession
in 2009 was 820.1 billion USD while Guangzhou had a GDP of $133.5
billion USD. Even in the era of recession, Shenzhen and Guangzhou
maintained China's pinnacle position in the electronics market; in fact
due to the incentives it offers to foreign businesses in terms of
quality and price, they actually helped push China higher on the apex.
Be it an industrialist in USA or a electronic parts retailer in Southern
Asia, both deem importing from China to be extremely lucrative and two
destinations which surely make on the list of business trip to China are
Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Shenzhen being home to giants in the
Cellular Industry, such as Huawei, ZTE and G Five makes it a must visit.
The prestigious Hon Hai group which trades as Foxconn also has its
office in the region. The importance of visiting Guangzhou is du

The fastest growing environmental hazard is not global warming or
fresh water shortage, it is poor waste management - and chief culprits
of waste are plastic drinking bottles. With all the efforts to increase
recycling among the average person a recent poll found that only
thirty-percent of plastic bottles are recycled. For whatever reason that
number is drastically reduced for water bottles which only see a meager
twelve percent of users recycle. So, how big of a problem is it then?
Forty-million plastic bottles a day are thrown away and end up in
landfills or as litter. This problem is compounded by the fact that this
is a fast growing trend. In 1990 the United States bought and produced
1.1 billion pounds of plastic and in 2002 that number jumped to 4
billion and is currently estimated even higher.
People have become
obsessed with bottled water and other soft drinks and are irresponsibly
disposing of them. What's more, disposable plastic bot

In the multi-billion dollar promotional products industry, corporations bought a record breaking 11.9 billion dollars worth of promotional products in 2006 alone.
The promotional products industry has been around for over 100 years and has grown into one of the most utilized forms of advertising available in today's marketplace. Just look around you, even in your own home, take note of how many promotional products you see and use everyday. Promotional products are quite possibly the longest lasting advertisement a business can utilize and should be an integral part of any marketing campaign. Used in just about any promotion or marketing plan, promotional products will add longevity with the use of unique and customized items displaying a logo or message with staying power.
Successful companies today, both large and small, use promotional products in integrated marketing to enhance relationships with their customers as well as employees. One of the most cost effective to